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Elementary and Middle School Libraries (K - 8)AND THE WINNERS ARE . . .
On January 17, 2005 the American Library Association announced the winners of the Caldecott Medal and the Newbery Medal. The Caldecott Medal is awarded each year for the best picture book. The actual medal is given for the art and thus goes to the illustrator. Then Newbery Medal is given each year for the best chapter book. The 2005 medals (for books published in 2004) go to: Caldecott Medal Book:Kittens First Full Moon by Kevin Henkes The kitten mistakes the moon for his bowl of milk in this creatively illustrated story using only black, white and shades of grey. Newbery Medal Book:Kira-Kira by Cynthia Kadohata This is the story of two Japanese-American sisters set in the 1950’s and 60’s. Honor Books are also named. These are titles that were highly considered for the gold medal. Caldecott Honors went to :
Newbery Honors went to:
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